Devil's Journey

Chapter 159 Optimistic War
Lake Verol is shaped like a cocoon, covers a huge area, has plenty of water, there are many islands in the lake, and there are so many monsters and tribes in the water, it seems that they are inexhaustible.

However, if you sail along the shallow waters along the shore, you don't have to worry too much about being attacked by a large number of tribes or powerful monsters. The escort mercenaries only need to clear some scattered wild monsters and monsters.

Liya, who concealed her identity and traded as a mountain lord, chose to build a simple pier and port on the southwest coast of Verol, and planned to build a castle and a town at the place where she entered the mountain.

Liya's cover-up was not for the businessmen who made the deal, but for those businessmen to have a plausible cover-up. If something happened, those businessmen would use this to explain that they were actually deceived.

At the beginning, Julian first sent some construction workers from the demon tribe, and later chose to incorporate the escaped half-elves, and used them as labor after simple demonization.

This forest was originally called the Forest of Tranquility, but at this time there was no tranquility at all. Sharna took an oath to join the Holy Cult of Destiny, and the half-elves who accepted the demonization strangled several notorious traps successively. Slave team, after making a name for themselves, more half-elves joined their ranks.

But at the same time, the big merchants behind the slave hunting team were also angered, as if they were bitten by captive pets. The originally not very strong slave hunting team was continuously strengthened, and the scope of hunting was also expanded. More half-elven villages were invaded.

The scope of the battle is constantly expanding.

Liya didn't take it seriously, and even revealed the location of some half-elf villages through trade, and those half-elf villages whose locations were revealed were unwilling to join the Destiny Cult, and they were unwilling to resist. A village that escaped the flames of war.

As a result, the ruthless slave traders and greedy slave catchers couldn't bear it anymore, and expanded the attack again, so many half-elves who originally wanted to swallow their anger had to migrate to the depths of the forest, or simply joined the rebel army directly.

This is probably considered a push to the top.

As for those half-elves who migrated to the depths of the forest, or even to the mountains of South Tyrell, they didn't know that there was also a greedy and evil force on the mountains.

With Liya's support, Sharna gradually adapted to leading the team, and followed Julian's method, using the military household system to organize the somewhat sloppy half-elves under her command.

The original half-elves just gathered in groups according to each village, and each elected a leader, but this kind of organization is extremely weak, and it is difficult to carry out large-scale military operations.

Under the pressure of the enemy, Sharna's restructuring went smoothly. The manpower and supplies from the Witch's Order enabled Sharna to use a more iron-blooded way to establish her prestige. In severe cases, beheading, the half-elves were in awe of Sharna's gradually toughening methods.

In addition, Senia and Sylvia have also been sent here. With the support of the two good sisters, Sharna can lead the team to carry out a bolder offensive.

War can sometimes bring deformed prosperity.

The demons in the north were blocked by the gradually formed Maginot Line of Defense, and the big merchants of Verrol faced the offensive of the demons from the Griffin Kingdom in the north and the Tyrell Canyon in the west.

They chose to abandon the many autonomous territories that were inconvenient to defend in the north, and then went east along the remaining veins of the South Tyrell Mountains. It is expected to build a two to three hundred kilometers long fortress line of defense. The core area of ​​the alliance is completely protected.

However, many nobles and people in the abandoned Northern Dominion became refugees and became a factor of instability. The parliament easily gave up the Northern Dominion, which occupied less than half of the country, which undoubtedly made many people very dissatisfied.

Including the Verroleans in the southern plains, even though the southerners often ridicule the northerners as bumpkins and fake Verroleans, they were so easily abandoned, which still made the southerners a little bit sad.

At this time, the sudden and violent chaos in the quiet forest has become a tool for the Verrol Council to divert conflicts. It has been widely publicized how half-elves have betrayed their promises and ungrateful at the critical moment when the demons are oppressing the situation. , This is a shameful betrayal that cannot be tolerated or forgiven.

The hatred was passed on to the half-elves, and the half-elves living in Verrol soon suffered disaster. Whether it was those innocent half-elf citizens or those poor half-elf slaves, they all became targets of venting their anger. Even the half-elves in the whorehouses were persecuted.

The weak slashed at the weaker ones, and the Council of Verrol even issued an order to imprison the half-elves, claiming that this was necessary to prevent the half-elves from turning to the demons and endangering the peace of Verrol.

But in this way, the crusade against the half-elf rebels is no longer just a battle between the slave catchers and the half-elf rebels, but a deeper war between the Verrol Alliance and the half-elf group. .

Although there are a large number of demons entrenched north of the Maginot Line at this time, the Verrol people are full of confidence in the fortress defense line that was spared no expense to build, and at the same time they have extreme contempt for the half-elves in the peaceful forest.

"It's just a group of ignorant natives who don't understand war. The only advantage is good looks. Of course, there was an advantage of being obedient and well-behaved before, but now, this advantage is gone, but we can make those ignorant natives remember again. .”

Field Marshal Machino Verrol said so, and believed that he didn't need a legendary powerhouse like him to take action, only young boys were needed to completely conquer the half-length ears in the forest.

"In three months, I will come back with victory and a beautiful half-elf slave girl." These are the words Henry, the famous knight of the Young Kingdom, confidently said to the newspaper reporters who came to interview him.

"I think Knight Henry's words are relatively conservative. After all, he is a steady knight. If I have to say, one month, um, and this month is due to the bad road conditions in the Serenity Forest and the possibility of those indigenous monkeys hiding everywhere. . "Another brave knight of the Kingdom, Joseph, told the interviewing reporter.

Many nobles who lost their land also participated in the Crusade Army. They wanted to regain their wealth and status through this war. As for the cause of the war, they didn't care.

This war soon became a topic of discussion among the people of Virol. Although there were very few people who proposed to calm down, maybe there were other reasons for the matter, but these people's voices were not cared about, and even when they encountered grumpy people, He will also take action to teach these guys who speak for the half-long-eared traitors a lesson.

Discussions are happening in the streets and alleys, from tea parties for noble ladies to gatherings in rough bars, everyone expresses their opinions enthusiastically, and the topics are always full of optimism and joy.

As for the demons in the northern part of the Maginot Line, no one wanted to talk about it. Even if someone talked about it, they would be blocked by others without caring.

"Demons? Aren't those damned guys blocked on the north side of the Maginot Line, guarded by Marshal Maginot, how could the demons come over, how could it be possible, you old fellow is really a coward."

(End of this chapter)